Tag Archives: chores

50 Amazingly Helpful Time-Tested Tips for the Kitchen

Check all these helpful hints out. I was amazed and will try many of them.

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Did you know?

I was browsing through Pinterest today, as usual…..it’s my new obsession but anyway…..I found these household hints and really felt I had to share them. I love hearing about new tips and a lot of these are awesome. Do you have any “secret” … Continue reading

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What skills do you lack?

Almost 30% of Americans admit they don’t know how to cook. What common, everyday skill are you completely lacking?

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Who does most of your chores?

Why do women still do most chores? This was the Good Question the other night and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Paul and I used to pretty much divvy up our chores. I also know that we lived in … Continue reading

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Cleaning Tips & Recipes For The Home

I got this neat website with my phone bill this month and wanted to share it.

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Do you have any secrets?

Oh, not nasty, juicy or headline grabbing secrets!!! Household secrets. Do you have simple ways of doing something that you don’t think other people do? Here are some tips from Eloise. She always has good idea’s but I want some … Continue reading

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Getting ready for the cleaning lady

I am almost used to someone coming in to clean my house for me. Almost. She’s been here three times now. I didn’t feel weird at all when Nikki was doing it but I do have to admit that I … Continue reading

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Vacuum cleaners:Re-Post from last June

This is a re-post because we were talking about this on Facebook over the weekend and we have so many new people that I wanted opinions again. Okay folks, here’s the deal.  All of us Erickson girls, who are only … Continue reading

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Chores? Allowances? What works for you?

A few of us were talking this morning on Facebook about how to go about getting kids to do their chores. Laura put the question out there and Nikki and I both commented and I thought it would be a … Continue reading

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Let’s talk garbage

This is what I’d like to know. “How” do you throw things away? Do you recycle or do you throw all your trash in the same container and let the garbage man just haul it all away? When we first … Continue reading

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Obsessive behaviors or just quirks?

Jason was over one night and I was getting ready to clean the cat box and I put on a pair of rubber gloves. He laughed and said “what are you doing?” So I told him I was doing litter. … Continue reading

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Question of the day

What household chore do you hate the most?

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Getting the worst done first

  I’m the type of person that likes to do what I hate the most first.  I like to get it out of the way.  For some reason, I hate to set the table.  When I worked, I did it … Continue reading

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Dust first then vacuum or vice versa???

As I was trying to spring clean a little today, I was in a quandary.  I have always dusted first and vacuumed last so I’d vacuum up all the “crap” that went on the floor.  I started thinking of an argument that a … Continue reading

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Ironing, where has it gone?

Does anyone iron anymore?  Do you?  Or did you never iron in the first place?  My mother in law used to iron everything.  From towels and sheets to all five of her kids clothes! Table cloths and hankies and all … Continue reading

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Things that mesmerize us

I have something to admit.  It’s rather embarrassing but I’m not alone. I’m going to drag my brother into it and now my husband!  You see, we like watching our clothes spin and agitate in the washing machine! Yes, we do!  I’m … Continue reading

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I need a trophy

Thursday nights are always great for me…this means it’s  FRIDAY when I wake up!! This is how a typical Friday goes for Bailey and I. We wake around 7am, have breakfast, well Bailey does anyway, then up to the bathroom … Continue reading

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Gotta Go!

No, not that kind of gotta go!  Gotta go to the store kind of go!  This morning, my son wanted to eat breakfast and guess what?  No milk.  I HATE that!  It is the number one way to ruin my … Continue reading

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Question of the day

When was the last time you had to go to the laundromat?

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Question of the day

If you could have a servant come to your house every day for on hour, what would  you have them do?

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Checking pockets

Do you check pockets before you put your dirty clothes in the washer? What do you do with what you find? When my boys were young I told them over and over to check their pockets before putting their clothes … Continue reading

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Kids Korner

Do you think you have to many chores?  If you could be the one to assign the chores in your house, what would you give yourself to do?

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Question of the Day

If you could grow up in any time period which would you choose?

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Obssesive behaviors or just quirks?

Jason was over one night and I was getting ready to clean the cat box and I put on a pair of rubber gloves.  He laughed and said “what are you doing?”  So I told him I was doing litter.  … Continue reading

Posted in adults, bad habits, behavior, choices, chores, conveniences, differences, fears, feelings, habits, life, obssesive, people, rubber gloves, things, thinking, thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

Let’s talk garbage

This is what I’d like to know.  “How” do you throw things away?  Do you recycle or do you throw all your trash in the same container and let the garbage man just haul it all away? When we first … Continue reading

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